Japanese Nabe (also known as Japanese Nabemono is kind of like an awesome soup or stew, and everything is cooked in the same pot. There are a variety of ways to prepare nabe, but I’ll give you one you can try out.

Items you’ll need:

• 12 small chicken meatballs or 2 cubed chicken breast
• 8 large prawns
• 1 large carrot cut into 2cm diagonal pieces
• Half of a shredded Chinese napa cabbage
• 4 – 6 whole shiitake mushrooms
• 3 leeks cut into 2cm diagonal pieces
• 1 large piece of tofu cut into 2cm cubes
• 200g udon noodles (pre-cooked)

Soup stock:

• 3 cups kombu and bonito stock
• ½ cup tsuyu (Japanese noodle dipping sauce)
• 4 tablespoons soy sauce
• 4 tablespoons sake

Cooking instructions:

1. In a large hot pot, add all of the soup ingredients and allow it to boil.
2. Add chicken and boil for 2 minutes.
3. Add carrots and shiitake then boil for another 2 minutes.
4. Add shrimp, Chinese napa, leeks and tofu to boil for an additional 2 minutes.
5. Serve in small bowls with rice on the side. When main ingredients are eaten, add the udon at the end with the rest of the soup.

Chicken Nabe